NIGEL Farage was doused with MILKSHAKE by a young woman today as his general election campaign got off to a rocky start.
The Reform Party leader left his event in the Essex seaside town of Clacton when he was splashed with McDonald’s banana drink.
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It is the second time that the Brexit champion has been swallowed – after being covered from head to toe in Newcastle in 2019.
Farage had just left the Moon and Starfish Wetherspoon – where he began his battle for Parliament – when he was targeted.
A blonde woman pushed her way through the vast crowd before throwing her milkshake at point-blank range at the reformist leader.
Members of his entourage – including former leader Richard Tice – were horrified when the yellowish substance was released.
After the incident, Tice lashed out: “The juvenile idiot who threw a drink at Nigel has just won us hundreds of thousands of more votes.
“We will not be intimidated or threatened outside of the campaign.”
A pub-goer said he was outside when he was hit by a milkshake aimed at Farage.
He said: “I just went out for a cigarette and a yellow liquid fell on me.
“There were some shouts of ‘what the hell’ but not much reaction.
“I just think it’s so stupid what people do to get some attention.”
He added that he didn’t know what the milkshake tasted like, but added that the young woman “took off” moments after launching the £2.69 drink.
Janet Allen, 73, who was outside to support Farage as he returned to his Reform campaign bus, said: “He was having to take some of his hair out and was asking the people he was with for some tissue. with.
“But he didn’t seem too affected by it all, really.”
When Farage was attacked with a milkshake in the 2019 election, it sparked a public debate about the treatment of politicians.
Comedian Jo Brand sparked fury when she joked that she wanted to “throw battery acid, not milkshake” at the then head of the Brexit Party.
Buffer in the election
Today’s saga undermined the return of the new reformist leader, resulting in cries of “Nigel, Nigel, Nigel” from hundreds of fans.
He encouraged them to send him to Parliament to “be a bloody nuisance” before promising: “You won’t wake anyone up, PC, nonsense of me.”
The Brexiteer leader sent Tories into a panic yesterday when he announced that he would stand in the election after all and replace reformist leader Richard Tice.
Addressing the large crowd in the seat he will fight for on July 4, he said: “I will stand up and fight for you, I will do my best and I will do what I have done for the last quarter of a century in politics.
“I will not be afraid, despite what everyone says, despite the names they call me, they are so stupid that they only encourage me, in fact, to send me to Parliament to be a bloody nuisance.”
Declaring war on the Conservatives, Farage accused them of “betraying” voters’ trust, adding: “They have opened the borders to mass immigration like we have never seen before and they deserve to pay a price for that. what.”
He also promised the crowd: “One thing I know: a woman cannot have a penis.
“You’re not going to wake up to any of my nonsense, PC, because I’ve always told it like it is and stood up for what I believe in.”
Some of those gathered at the launch told The Sun that only Mr Farage could rescue Clacton from its status as one of the worst-rated coastal towns in the UK.
Long-time resident Peter Tokley, 82, said: “I think we should give it a try. I wasn’t going to vote for anyone, but now that he’s running, we should see what he can do.”
The Conservatives held Clacton in 2019 with a majority of 24,702 votes in an election in which the Brexit Party, led by Farage, rejected candidates to help then-Tory leader Boris Johnson.
Clacton was the scene of a Ukip election victory in 2014, triggered by Douglas Carswell’s defection from the Tories.
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ANALYSIS: Like him or hate him, you simply can’t ignore Nigel Farage
By JACK ELSOM, Chief Political Correspondent
LIKE him or hate him – you simply can’t ignore Nigel Farage.
For a man who has never won a parliamentary election in the UK, his impact on British politics over the last decade cannot be underestimated.
He arguably has the greatest personal claim to the historic Brexit vote in 2016, having led David Cameron to call the referendum to neutralize the UKIP threat.
And his decision to withdraw Brexit Party troops from Conservative seats at the last election helped propel Boris Johnson to victory.
Although regularly portrayed by his enemies as a fringe crank – or worse – what Farage says and does has serious ramifications.
And so the prospect of him diving headfirst into the general election campaign as a reformist leader will leave Rishi Sunak in a cold sweat.
He is possibly one of the best orators of our political era and can effectively puncture conservatives on immigration and taxes.
However, Farage’s challenge will be to do what outgoing boss Richard Tice strove to achieve – transform the party into a credible electoral force.
This is easier said than done in our brutal first post-election system, as Farage previously discovered in his seven failed attempts at office.
UKIP’s performance in the 2015 election? Three million votes – but only one seat.
Can this distant ex-Tory finally deliver some seats on election night – or will it only serve to eat up the Conservative vote?
The Farage factor already seemed to be showing results, with Betfair now putting him in with a chance of winning at Clacton.
And Reform members are hopeful that hitherto hesitant donations will now arrive in droves.
Is he in the business of making deals with conservatives? Absolutely not. Why? Because he thinks they’re done.
Speaking to the Sun after taking the lead and declaring himself readers’ best bet on July 4th.
With a glass of wine in hand and his trademark Cheshire cat smile, he said: “There is no Conservative Party. There is no such thing – they have already lost.”
He doesn’t care if his old group goes to hell in a wheelbarrow – as long as he’s at the center of things.
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